Topical scar treatments using alkanolamines
OwnerNicholas V. Perriconeinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Cutaneous scars are reduced by the topical application of compositions containing an alkanolamine such as ethylaminoethanol, methylaminoethanol, dimethylaminoethanol, isopropanolamine, triethanolamine, isopropanoldimethylamine, ethylethanolamine, 2-butanolamine, choline, serine, and mixtures thereof. Compositions may be applied directly to scar tissue, or embedded in linaments held against the scars. Dimethylaminoethanol in amounts ranging from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the total composition is particularly preferred. Adjunct ingredients such as lipoic acid, tyrosine, ascorbyl palmitate, and glycolic acid may be added to scar-reducing formulations, and are desirable in many embodiments.
Claims20
A method for the treatment or inhibition of cutaneous scar tissue comprising applying to said tissue a composition containing an effective amount of an alkanolamine of the formula
- wherein X, Y and Z are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl groups, C2-C4 alkanol group, wherein at least one of X, Y, or Z is a C2-C4 alkanol group bearing at least one hydroxyl group and optionally at least one carboxyl group.
A method for the treatment or inhibition of cutaneous scar tissue comprising applying to said tissue a composition containing from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an alkanolamine selected from the group consisting of ethylaminoethanol, methylaminoethanol, dimethylaminoethanol, isopropanolamine, triethanolamine, isopropanoldimethylamine, ethylethanolamine, 2-butanolamine, choline, serine, and mixtures thereof.
A method for reducing cutaneous scar tissue comprising applying to said tissue a linament embedded with an effective amount of dimethylaminoethanol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.